Glenfiddich invests in CNG

Supplied by Preston-based IVECO dealer, Walton Summit Truck Centre, Glenfiddich has taken delivery of three 4×2 AS440S46T/P CNG Compressed Natural Gas-powered IVECO Stralis NP 460s.These have subsequently been converted to 6×2 tractors capable of running at 44-tonne Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW).

The Stralis (Natural Power) NP 460, powered by IVECO’s proven 12.9-litre CURSOR 13 engine, produces 460-horsepower and 2,000-Nm of torque.

Without the need for Ad-blue after treatments, diesel particulate filters and therefore regeneration processes, IVECO natural gas heavy trucks service intervals can be as long as 90,000kms. All trucks are connected to IVECO’s central Control Room where usage and performance can be monitored, and maintenance regimes tailored to reduce vehicle downtime.

William Grant & Sons’ engineers have forged a new way to use the by-products of its distilling process, while minimising the carbon output of its operations. By loading waste matter from the renowned distillery into an anaerobic digester, the company can capture the biogas given off as it breaks down. This is subsequently cleaned and used as green, low-carbon, low-particulate fuel for its new gas delivery trucks.

Left-over solids can then be used to fertilise the barley fields of its farmer growing partners and enrich the soils through carbon sequestration, pulling CO2 away from the earth’s atmosphere and thus creating a circular economy.

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